2',4'-dimethyl-5'-(trifluoromethanesulphonamido)acetanilide

Independent reference data for 2',4'-dimethyl-5'-(trifluoromethanesulphonamido)acetanilide (CAS 53780-34-0), compiled from public chemistry databases.

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Documented uses on record

Used as a plant growth regulator and herbicide; [Merck Index] Used as an anilide post-emergence plant growth regulator to suppress seed heads and fruiting and to slow plant growth to reduce maintenance; Registered for non-crop land (i.e. industrial, roadside, and public areas) and residential turf; Multiple products also contain additional plant growth regulators or herbicides (i.e. Paclobutrazol and Imazapyr); [Reference #1] Used to accelerate sugar cane ripening; [HSDB]No registered food/feed uses and no food tolerances in the US; [Reference #1]

Synonyms and trade names

MEFLUIDIDE; 53780-34-0; Embark; Vistar; Vistar herbicide; Trim-Cut; Embark 2S; Embark plant growth regulator; 5-Acetamido-2,4-dimethyltrifluoromethanesulfonanilide; VEL 3973; METHAFLUORIDAMID; N-(2,4-Dimethyl-5-(((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)amino)phenyl)acetamide; 499DH82Q8O; VEL-3973; 5'-(1,1,1-Trifluoromethanesulfonamido)acet-2',4'-xylidide; MBR-12325

What the public record says

2',4'-dimethyl-5'-(trifluoromethanesulphonamido)acetanilide · CAS 53780-34-0 · C11H13F3N2O3S. UNII 499DH82Q8O. Melting Point: 183-185 °C; Solubility: In water, 180 mg/L at 23 °C; Solubility: In water, 0.18 g/L at 25 °C.

Physical description and handling notes

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.